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Hearings and Meetings Archive

Below is an archive of hearings and meetings that have already occurred. A list of upcoming events is available on the department's Hearings and Meetings calendar.
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Monday January 8

Regulations | Air Emissions

NR 410 Rule Technical Advisory Group Meeting

Date: 01/08/2024

Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Location: Virtual

Contact 

Ron Binzley, Ronald.Binzley@wisconsin.gov

Details 

The Air Program is holding a Technical Advisory Group meeting to gather input on its proposed rulemaking to revise fees in ch. NR 410.

Join this meeting by Zoom.

Join by phone: 646-931-3860; Meeting ID: 871 6761 8420

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2024-01-08T13:00:00 - 2024-01-08T14:30:00
Friday January 5

Invasive Species Council | Monitoring | Regulations | Events | Invasives

Wisconsin Invasive Species Council Meeting

Date: 01/05/2024

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual

Contact 

Mackenzie Manicki, Mackenzie.Manicki@wisconsin.gov or 608-206-4561

Details 

The council will hear updates on the plans for their upcoming online NR40 sessions and discuss how to review and respond to the feedback these sessions garner.

Join on Microsoft Teams.

Join by phone: 6085712209; Meeting ID: 752347961

Agenda:

9 a.m. Introductions & Agenda Repair
9:10 a.m. Action Item: Approve September 2023 Council Meeting Minutes
9:15 a.m. Action Item: Update from Education Committee on NR40 Sessions
10 a.m. Discussion: How to Review Feedback from Online NR40 Sessions and NR40 next steps
11:30 a.m. Council Member Updates
11:45 p.m. Other Business
Noon Adjourn

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2024-01-05T09:00:00 - 2024-01-05T12:00:00
Thursday January 4

Environmental Protection | Waterways

Village of Tigerton - Tigerton Pond Dredge Material Disposal Meeting

Date: 01/04/2024

Time: 10:00 a.m. - End of Agenda

Location: In-Person & Virtual Options; See Details for Information

Contact 

Kevin Bartel, Kevin.Bartel@wisconsin.gov or 920-883-9301

Details 

The village of Tigerton has requested approval from the DNR to dispose of sediments dredged from the Upper Tigerton Pond. The material would be placed on a village-owned property located at 1100 Quad Park Lane. The material would be capped with a minimum of 2 feet of native soil and seeded.

Join this meeting on Microsoft Teams.
Meeting ID: 296 081 236 572: Passcode YPq6Wo

Join by phone: 608-571-2209; Meeting ID 827 822 364#

Join in-person:
Tigerton Village Hall
221 Birch Street
Tigerton, WI

 

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2024-01-04T10:00:00 - 2024-01-04T11:00:00
Wednesday January 3

Wisconsin Council on Forestry | About/General | Forests

Council on Forestry Profile Committee

Date: 01/03/2024

Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual

Contact 

Julie Church, Julie.Church@wisconsin.gov

Details 

The Wisconsin Council on Forestry's Profile Committee will meet to review the Council on Forestry webpage and give DNR staff recommendations on how to organize the new template. The overall goal is to increase visibility, website visits, communications with our legislators and the public discourse on forestry.

This meeting will be virtual. Please email Julie Church for the Zoom information.

AGENDA:

1. Review of notes from the Zoom meeting on Dec. 4, 2023

2. Identify search terms to use on the main page

3. Discuss and identify the items we want upfront and highlighted on the main page

4. Identify a subject for each card on the home page

5. Identify photos for the webpage

6. Discuss and agree upon color scheme

7. Get feedback on home page design, cards, etc. to the DNR staff by Jan. 8, 2024. Text editing can be accomplished later.

 

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2024-01-03T14:00:00 - 2024-01-03T16:00:00
Wednesday January 3

Public Health | Monitoring | Regulations | Water Use

Proposed Rule Revisions NR 140 (DG-17-22) Public Hearing

CANCELED

Date: 01/03/2024

Time: 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Location: Virtual

Contact 

DNR140GroundwaterQualityStandards@wisconsin.gov 

Details 

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announces that it will hold a public hearing on a permanent rule to revise ch. NR 140, relating to setting numerical standards to minimize the concentration of polluting substances for certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in groundwater.

Register for the Zoom meeting.

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2024-01-03T13:30:00 - 2024-01-03T15:30:00
Wednesday January 3

About/General | About

Diversity Team Meeting

Date: 01/03/2024

Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual

Contact 

Jody Irland, Jody.Irland@wisconsin.gov or 608-982-1780 

Details 

This is a public meeting of the DNR Diversity Team, which will be meeting to discuss ongoing projects. 

Join this meeting on Microsoft Teams.

Join by phone: 608-571-2209; Meeting ID: 429098209#  

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2024-01-03T13:00:00 - 2024-01-03T16:00:00
Tuesday January 2

Regulations | Regulations

Prehearing Conference On Contested Case Hearing To Dredge Materials From Lake Beulah in the town of East Troy

Date: 01/02/2024

Time: 10:00 a.m. - End of Agenda

Location: Virtual

Contact 

Susan Burns, Susan.Burns2@wisconsin.gov

Details 

On Aug. 15, 2023, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (Department) issued Permit #IP-SE-2022-65-00919 to Susan Guthart to dredge materials from Lake Beulah located in the SW 1/4, NE 1/4., Section 08, Township 04, Range 18E, in the Town of East Troy, Walworth County. On or about Sept. 14, 2023, RE3 Legal, LLC (Petitioner) filed for a Petition for a Contested Case Hearing with the department pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 30.209.


By letter dated Oct. 16, 2023, the department granted the Petitioner’s request for a contested case hearing on the following issues: (1) whether the department complied with the procedural requirements specified in Wis. Stat. §§ 30.208(3)-(5) prior to issuing the dredging permit; and (2) whether the issuance of the dredging permit was consistent with the public interest in Lake Beulah and therefore met the standard in Wis. Stat. § 30.20(2)(c).


On Nov. 7, 2023, the Division of Hearings and Appeals received, for filing, an original request for a hearing from the department. The parties have conferred and agreed to a date for a prehearing conference and dates for the contested case hearing.


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the State of Wisconsin Division of Hearings and Appeals will hold a telephonic prehearing conference on the above-captioned matter pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 227.46(1) and Wis. Admin. Code §§ NR 2.08(5) and 2.12, via Microsoft Teams on Jan. 2, 2024 at 10 a.m. Those interested in participating may join the conference by calling 608-571-2209 and entering Meeting ID 832 189 526#. Alternatively, interested persons may request an email invitation to the Teams Phone Conference by contacting the Division of Hearings and Appeals at 608-266-7709.


Any person, organization, or governmental unit wishing to become a party to this proceeding must attend the conference personally or by an authorized representative. The purpose of the prehearing conference will be to identify parties to the proceeding, to simplify or clarify the issues which may be contested at the hearing, identify witnesses, discuss the exchange of exhibits, establish a discovery schedule, address any other matters as may aid in the disposition of the action, and confirm the date for the contested case hearing. No testimony will be heard at the prehearing conference


The permit application and other information relating to this matter are on file and may be inspected and copied at the offices of the Department of Natural Resources, 101 South Webster Street, Madison, Wisconsin, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, holidays excepted. Copies of documents on file may be obtained by writing to the Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, Wisconsin, 53707-7921. Reasonable costs will be charged for copies of all information excluding public notices and fact sheets.

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations will be made to any qualified individual upon request. Please call the Division of Hearings and Appeals at 608-266-3865 with specific information on your request prior to the date of the scheduled prehearing or hearing.

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2024-01-02T10:00:00 - 2024-01-02T11:00:00
December 2023
Thursday December 21

Regulations | Public Input

Pre-hearing conference on permit to allow city of delafield to place pier on Nagawicka Lake

Date: 12/21/2023

Time: 1:30 p.m. - End of Agenda

Location: Virtual

Contact 

Susan Burns, Susan.Burns2@wisconsin.gov

Details 

On April 24, 2023, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) approved an application and Permit IP-SE-2022-68-02139 to allow the City of Delafield to place a pier on Nagawicka Lake located in the SW 1/4, SW 1/4, Section 17, Township 07, Range 18E, City of Delafield, Waukesha County. The Board of Directors of the Waukesha County Environmental Action League (WEAL) and the Defenders of St. Johns Bay, an unincorporated association, Scott Botcher, Jim Nelson, Mary Nelson, Tim Holt, Kim Holt, Chris Pitzo, Suzie Pitzo, C. Michael Hausman, Jane Hausman, and Julie Hollingsworth (collectively “the petitioners”) filed separate petitions for a contested case hearing with the DNR to review the decision to issue the permit to the City of Delafield pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 30.209 and 227.42. By letter dated June 21, 2023, the DNR granted a contested case hearing and limited the hearing to the following issues:

  1. Whether Permit Application IP-SE-2022-68-02139 met the standards set forth in Wis. Stat. § 30.12(3m), or whether any additional permit conditions are necessary to protect the public interest in Nagawicka Lake.
  2. Whether the proposed pier and boat slips constitute a reasonable use of the riparian property.
  3. Whether the City of Delafield has granted any riparian right in land to St. John’s Northwestern Academy, contrary to Wis. Stat. § 30.133.

On Nov. 7, 2023, the DNR submitted a request for hearing to the Division of Hearings and Appeals.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the State of Wisconsin Division of Hearings and Appeals will conduct a prehearing conference in the above-captioned matter pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 227.44, Wis. Stat. § 227.46(1), Wis. Admin. Code § NR 2.08(5), and Wis. Admin. Code § NR 2.12, on Dec. 21, 2023 at 1:30 p.m., via Microsoft Teams. Interested persons may request an email invitation to the Teams Video Conference by contacting the Division of Hearings and Appeals at 608-266-7709. In the alternative, those interested in participating may participate by telephone by calling 608-571-2209 and entering Meeting ID 796 695 967#.

Any person, organization, or governmental unit wishing to become a party to this proceeding must attend the conference personally or by an authorized representative.  The purpose of the prehearing conference will be to identify parties to the proceeding, to simplify or clarify the issues which may be contested at the hearing, identify witnesses, discuss the exchange of exhibits, establish a discovery schedule, address any other matters as may aid in the disposition of the action, and schedule a date for the contested case hearing.  No testimony will be heard at the prehearing conference.  However, a date may be selected for a contested case hearing. 

All parties are advised that they have the right to seek the aid and assistance of legal counsel and to be represented by legal counsel at the contested case hearing.

Pursuant to the Americans With Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations will be made to any qualified individual upon request. Please call the Division of Hearings and Appeals at 608-266-7709 with specific information on your request prior to the date of the scheduled prehearing or hearing.

 

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2023-12-21T13:30:00 - 2023-12-21T14:00:00
Thursday December 21

Environmental Protection | Environmental Contamination & Cleanup

Preliminary public hearing on statements of scope SS 075-23 (Board Order RR-14-23) and SS 074-23 (Board Order RR-15-23)

Date: 12/21/2023

Time: 1:00 p.m. - End of Agenda

Location: Virtual

Contact 

Molly Schmidt, MollyE.Schmidt@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-2153

Details 

This is a preliminary public hearing on Statement of Scope SS 075-23 (Board Order RR-14-23), which affects chs. NR 700, 708, 714, 722, 724, 725, 726, 727, and 749, Wis. Adm. Code, and is related to definitions, notifications, fees, agreements, reports, and procedures for interim action and remedial action continuing obligations for environmental contamination.

This hearing will also include the preliminary public hearing on Statement of Scope SS 074-23 (Board Order RR-15-23), which affects chs. NR 700, 720, and 722, Wis. Adm. Code, and is related to definitions, land use classifications, procedures for identifying environmental standards for soil, and soil cleanup standards used to investigate and remediate environmental contamination.

Pre-registration is strongly encouraged if you plan to provide spoken comments during the hearing. To pre-register, please save and complete the fillable appearance slip and submit it to MollyE.Schmidt@wisconsin.gov. You may also submit written comments on the scope statement to DNRAdministrativeRulesComments@wisconsin.gov by 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 21, 2023. Written comments will have the same weight and effect as spoken testimony presented at the hearing.

View the Hearing Appearance Form, Notice of Preliminary Hearing, and the Scope Statement.

Join this meeting on Zoom.

Join by phone: 312-626-6799; Meeting ID: 844 9089 3252

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2023-12-21T13:00:00 - 2023-12-21T14:00:00
Wednesday December 20

Environmental Protection | Forest Management

Council on Forestry Funding Committee Meeting

Date: 12/20/2023

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual

Contact 

Jim Hoppe, JHoppe@packagingcorp.com 

Details 

The Wisconsin Council on Forestry's Funding Committee will meet to identify current work the Council is doing or work we could be doing that aligns with the 2020 State Forest Action Plan:

1. Identify overlap of the committee’s current work with the goals and strategies in the 2020 State Forest Action Plan, please use the attached worksheet.

2. Identify a list of work not being acted upon where the committee feels they or the full Council should have on the agenda as priority actions to advance.

 

Please contact the committee chair, Jim Hoppe, for the information to join the meeting.

 

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2023-12-20T10:00:00 - 2023-12-20T12:00:00